Corporate Social Responsibility

The group's people are its most important asset. Our policy is to employ the best person for the job regardless of sex, race, colour, and nationality or ethnic origin.

Employees
The group, in considering applications for employment from disabled people, seeks to ensure that fair consideration is given to the abilities and aptitudes of the applicant while having regard to the requirements of the job for which he or she has applied. Employees who become unable to carry out the requirements of the job for which they have been employed are given individual consideration and depending on the nature, severity and duration of the disability, may be considered for alternative work.

Communication
The group has an open communication policy with its employees. Regular communication on the strategy, plans and performance of the group is undertaken and reinforced by site meetings of staff as well as by briefings through line management.
The group's commitment to the performance management of it's staff encourages both individuals and the group to recognise individuals' strengths and development potential and the remuneration programme is based on merit.

Health and safety
All sites operate in accordance with the group's Health and Safety policies and procedures. These policies and procedures ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the health and safety of all employees and anyone else who is affected by the group's activities is appropriately safe guarded.
Furthermore, the group is committed to developing a culture where all employees pay appropriate attention to health and safety risks to ensure that accidents and dangerous occurrences are prevented wherever possible. To this end the following actions are taken;

• Health and safety training is provided as appropriate and forms part of the induction process for all new employees
• Health and safety is a regular agenda item at managers meetings
• Health and Safety issues are reported, if appropriate, within the monthly divisional board reports.